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No yet ... Have to find some good manufacturer ....
The advantage of this design is to reduce to a max all moving parts, small screws & springs on all standard available bass bridges on the market ....
Nice Job! Using a CNC router to cut it? I am a Machinist and will probably build a bass when I retire SOON !!
Looks really similar to Jens Johnsen's bridge: the Bridge
I had a black one that the finish was a bit of a mess on (powdercoating was breaking down), but aside from the weird looks, it seemed to function pretty well...
I had a black one that the finish was a bit of a mess on (powdercoating was breaking down), but aside from the weird looks, it seemed to function pretty well...
Small world 
My only critical comment that I found using the one I had was that I had a hard time getting the intonation right on the B string - it was at the maximum level of adjustability and had barely correct intonation at that point.
My only critical comment that I found using the one I had was that I had a hard time getting the intonation right on the B string - it was at the maximum level of adjustability and had barely correct intonation at that point.
Unfortunately, I've never seen nor tried one Jens Johnsen bass bridge, Jens don't have any parts or complete bridges anymore ... To my opinion the idea behind is great, but it will take some time to create my first prototype.
Jeff Babicz copied one part of Jens bass bridge , I've installed 2 Bass bridges from Jeff & modified them ( 5 string version) I asked him & send him my drawing to improve his design, he never replied
(( .... I'll not do a copy as I've the original drawings from Jens Johnsen !
Jeff Babicz copied one part of Jens bass bridge , I've installed 2 Bass bridges from Jeff & modified them ( 5 string version) I asked him & send him my drawing to improve his design, he never replied
(( .... I'll not do a copy as I've the original drawings from Jens Johnsen !
the first prototype will be ready in a few months....
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Hi all,
after a short break, the prototype will be ready soon
after a short break, the prototype will be ready soon
Hi all, Today I've send the 3 D Drawings to my manufacturer 
many thanks for your feedback !
It will be very difficult to me to sell the bridge separately, this was done in the 90's by the inventor & he failed ..
For now I will use this bridge only on my own basses, because it doesn't fit with any other standard bridge on the market....
Dear Bass friends, holidays are over & I’m back to work...
After the EVO-FX5 prototype, here you can see the 1st serial EVO-FX5....
Grain filler was applied ...
After the EVO-FX5 prototype, here you can see the 1st serial EVO-FX5....
Grain filler was applied ...
turindev
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- Jul 1, 2005
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Thanks for sharing! If you have a moment, would you mind sharing your technique for the scarf joint via CNC? I haven't done one yet and am trying to come up with a workflow in my head, so it is interesting to see how others have solved this riddle. Love the bass design! Very original body shape.
Hi many thanks for your feedback
... I'm sorry but I didn't understand what you mean " scarf joint via CNC " I'm Italian ...
turindev
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Hi many thanks for your feedback
No worries
I was referring to this glue joint in the neck:
The current bass I am building (my first) has an offset headstock (a la Fender), so I didnt have to solve that particular puzzle yet.
